Stories from Friday, January 21, 2011

Jean Staley, age 85, of Aurora, died at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the Aurora Nursing Home. A private memorial service will be held at Maple Park Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are conducted by the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora...

Mary Geneva Townsend, age 90, of Cassville, died at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, in Cassville United Methodist Church, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery, Exeter...

Help is on the way for those older adults living in isolated, rural areas of southwest Missouri who suffer from various mental health issues that diminish their quality of life. Through a program funded in part by the Missouri Foundation of Health, Clark Community Mental Health Center will offer an outreach program to provide mental health assessments or educational resources to adults 55 years of age and older...

The Pierce City R-6 School Board has voted to place two bond issues on the April 5 ballot. Pierce City voters will have the opportunity to decide on exactly what improvements they wish to see made at the R-6 campus when they go to the polls and vote...

By MURRAY BISHOFF The Lawrence County Commission took questions for an hour and 45 minutes on Wednesday about the county's proposed budget for 2011. Anticipating a $102,000 drop in revenue, commissioners called for major cuts in law enforcement spending and heard from a delegation of 22 officers who protested the plan...